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Which hardware will be the first to support Google's next version of Android, code-named Ice Cream Sandwich? Ever since Google IO, plenty of rumors and speculation have suggested that Texas Instruments' OMAP4 might be the lead platform, but little evidence has surfaced to support this theory. After spending the last couple of weeks trying to dig up more info, it finally looks like we can confirm OMAP4 is the reference platform for Ice Cream Sandwich.
Why being the lead platform matters
Google's Andy Rubin has previously explained how his team develops the future versions of Android. In an interview last year Andy Rubin said, "What we do is pick our partners, a semiconductor partner, an operator, and an OEM and then combine them all together. This is the device that engineers have on their desk when they come in the morning."
Being the lead platform for a major Android release is important because it means the first devices to support it will be based on that hardware. For example, NVIDIA's Tegra 2 platform was the lead platform for Android 3.0 and pretty much every Honeycomb tablet uses their processor.
If TI's hardware is the lead platform for Ice Cream Sandwich, then you can bet that the first devices to support it (like the much-hyped Nexus 3) will sport an OMAP4 processor.
For technical information about OMAP4 check out TI's platform overview.
All the evidence points to Texas Instrments
Rumors suggest that Google will use the latest Linux 3.0 kernel for Ice Cream Sandwich. If you go browsing around the Android Open Source Project site, you will find many recent commits in the omap.gitpath that reference the 3.0 kernel. The updates have been occurring daily and include contributions from employees of TI, Google, Imagination Technologies, and Broadcom.
This activity matches exactly what we witnessed when Google was doing the bring-up of Android 3.0 on the Tegra 2 platform.
Texas Instruments might have also spilled the beans with an e-mail the company's PR representative is sending out today. CNET posted a promotional image that TI will use for events "in the fall" which includes their Android mascot holding hands with another Android character who looks like an Ice Cream Sandwich.
We reached out to a TI representative to see if they could provide further information and they responded, "The TI team cannot publicly confirm or deny any specific involvement with Ice Cream Sandwich."
Can you say Nexus Three?
Recent rumors I posted have suggested that several devices were still being evaluated to become the next Nexus. We now know that the smartphone version of NVIDIA's Kal-El has been pushed back to 2012 and our sources still tell us Qualcomm does not have access to Ice Cream Sandwich, so it looks like the OMAP4 platform is the only option if Google is still aiming for a Q4 release like they planned.
With OMAP4 at the center of the next Nexus, the rumored Samsung device is most likely what we can expect in stores this holiday season. However, LG is also rumored to have submitted a new prototype to Google that features an OMAP4 processor, so there's a small chance we could see that device instead.
For those of you that were already planning on buying the "Nexus 3″, what are your thoughts on the OMAP4? Do you hope Google goes with Samsung or LG?


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I finally joined the group of David Lebovitz fans by purchasing his book "The Perfect Scoop".
I've already bookmarked several of his recipes for ice creams and sherbets but I had yet to make one of them...
Until I stopped at my local farm stand that is appropriately named "The Farm". How could I resist buying their freshly picked organically grown strawberries for $2.25 a basket?
I happened to have a bottle of kirsch (for making a future fondue) so I decided to try the recipe for Strawberry Sorbet. I liked that I didn't have to make a simple syrup, because I would have to chill it for a while.
The ingredients and steps are simple:
Fresh sliced strawberries, kirsch (just a little and you don't have to use it), sugar, fresh lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
The strawberries were so naturally sweet, that I didn't have to use a lot of extra sugar. Taste your berries and adjust to your needs.
After an hour, I used my immersion blender to puree the berries. I decided not to strain them because I kind of like the crunch of the seeds.
If you don't own an ice cream maker, they have really come down in price, since the days of the manual versions. I once had the type where you use ice and salt but why bother? My bowl is kept in my upright freezer so all I do is add the chilled mixture and 15 minutes later...
A beautiful deep red frozen strawberry sorbet is ready!
Well... almost. I did put it in the freezer for about an hour.
I am looking forward to choosing my next recipe to make, from this book. While I love an occasional small carton of Haagen Dasz or Ben & Jerry's ice cream-- I am glad that I invested in an ice cream machine. I use it year-round-- even in the winter!
I have several recipes I would like to share with all of you-- but, I have returned to work. I'm really busy registering new students for the school year, so I'll be pretty scarce until the weekends.
Here's a little teaser... this blueberry sauce goes over something really delicious and easy!

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Draya Michele Added to Basketball Wives: LA..But She's Not Associated to a NBA player
Why is the show even called Basketball Wives?
For the most part it is the "Almost, Use to be, About to be Divorce Basketball Wives".
They annouced the full cast of Basketball Wives: LA and Twodel Draya was included and this is how she was describe.
DRAYA MICHELE – Draya is an alleged former stripper, and currently a "model" and aspiring actress in Los Angeles with several music videos and magazine covers to her credit. A controversial beauty with a history of dating Chris Brown and ball players, the funny and engaging Draya says "I have a million haters. I open the list of haters and it rolls across the floor."
Nothing personal against Draya but being a random sidepiece, eye candy & one night stand doesn't even make you an Almost Basketball Wives.
I don't mind the Basketball Wives shows, they are popular because people want to watch them. I don't begrudge the ladies for trying to capture a quick 15 minutes of fame and possibly strecthing that out to something bigger and better.
But don't insult my intelligence.
Just tell me the truth, we didn't have enough interesting characters and Draya could be the LA version of Tami slapping chicks in the face just because.
See was that hard?


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My disguise was at least six sizes too small: a scarf, a veil and a black gown known as a niqab that was supposed to reach the ground, but didn't. It would have to do.
"Come on," my guide said impatiently. "Like this. You're a woman, not a man."
I tried to pull my shoulders in, looking down at the ground in my best, very poor impression of a conservative Arab woman. Nothing about my 6-foot-3, 220-pound frame was discreet.
My guide gestured: "Checkpoints there and there, left and right." I raised my eyes in the direction he pointed, and quickly decided that I'd rather just look at the ground. My guide took my hand and led me out onto the six-lane highway we'd be crossing on foot. I was at least 6 inches taller than he was.
We made it across the highway and met up with a waiting truck. I climbed into the cab and nodded without comprehension as the driver fired off a string of questions. I thought he might be asking me where I wanted to go. I mumbled my best answer: "To the Free Army in Damascus." I hoped that it was enough.
I'd been trying for weeks to get into Damascus. The rebels I'd been traveling with had promised over and over again that we'd be there soon. Finally, after days of turning me down, they agreed to let me try to get in.
This would be no triumphant entry, however. Government troops seemed to have beaten back, at least for now, the rebel offensive that erupted after a bomb killed four senior military advisers to President Bashar Assad nearly two weeks ago. Finding myself in the capital made me re-evaluate the rebels' prospects for a victory soon. The city is huge, just huge, and seizing it will be an enormous undertaking.
But first, I had to get in.
We wound our way through the hills that form the capital's northern border, down into the suburbs below. Through my veil I watched what seemed to be bustling city life around us. The government seemed completely in control
We pulled off to the side of the road, and a man I'd never met opened my door. "Come with me." He led me to his car. Another woman – a real one – was in the passenger seat. She looked about as uncomfortable as I felt. We drove through the Damascus suburb in silence. Finally the driver stopped. "There. Checkpoint. You walk."
I stepped out of the car into the sweltering heat, utterly conscious of my oversized hands and feet protruding from my ridiculous garb. Another man, a new one, led the way. One foot in front of the other. Nothing for it now but to walk, and hope. I hadn't felt this many eyes on me since the first day of high school. I kept my gaze locked on the ground. One foot in front of the other.
From somewhere behind us – close – an authoritative command sliced through the ridiculous charade. "Stop!" My guide quickened his pace. "You, stop!" I didn't turn to look, but whoever it was couldn't have been more than 20 feet behind us. We kept going.
Two shots rang out in quick succession, chipping the plaster off a wall to our right. My guide shouted in English, "Go, go, go!" I didn't have to be told. My feet already were flying.
Damascus Olympics.
The street was agonizingly long and murderously straight. More shots. I didn't bother to try to figure out where they landed. We cut a hard left, dived down some stairs and found ourselves in a tunnel-like back alley. "Go, go, go!" From their doorsteps, women and children looked up at us curiously as we pounded past.
Suddenly the alley dumped us into a crowded, bustling intersection. From the corner of my eye I could make out the checkpoint we'd so poorly attempted to evade. "Now, walking," my guide said. I tried, and failed, to resume my charade and quiet my breathing. I sucked huge gulps of hot Damascus summer air through the sickly sweet perfume of my veil. I bumped into a woman; she looked up at me pointedly. I wasn't fooling anyone.
We were across the intersection. Time to run again. "Go, go, go!"
Finally we saw our car. It had passed through the checkpoint unsuspected. I dived through the propped-open door as the driver floored it. A few minutes later, my breathing was almost under control. We pulled over and "Abu Mohammad," the mastermind of this harebrained scheme, was waiting for us. He greeted me warmly. "Take that thing off," he laughed. "It does more harm than good."
Driving through downtown Damascus, Abu Mohammad was in high spirits. He pointed to a walled compound on our left. "That's the Mukhabarat, the secret police. Want to go see it?" I demurred. "No problem." He pointed off in the distance. "Over there, Bashar's house. For now." He got quiet. "We're going through a checkpoint. Small one. Don't look at the regime army." Packed in bumper-to-bumper traffic, we made it through the checkpoint unchallenged. "Good, good," he said, visibly relaxing. "Now we're fine."
Picking up speed on the highway, Abu Mohammad pointed to the blackened facade of an official-looking building. "A few months ago, there was a bomb here. And last week, fighting." A few traffic circles later, Abu Mohammad said the words I'd been waiting to hear. "It's safe now. This neighborhood is free. That guy behind us is Free Army."
In the safe house, iftar – the sundown meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – was being set out. The gathered fighters laughed and joked, the not-too-distant sounds of artillery and automatic weapons fire punctuating their conversation. Our host smiled: "Welcome to Damascus."


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December 05, 2012
Placer County is seeking applications from residents interested in serving on the Planning Commission as an at-large representative of Western Placer County.
The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, Dec. 28. The Board of Supervisors will review the applications and appoint one of the applicants to a four-year term that will begin on Jan. 1, 2013.
Placer County is seeking candidates with an understanding of planning issues, including general familiarity with land-use planning, county agriculture and real estate development.
The seven-member Planning Commission is the principal advisory body to the Board of Supervisors on planning and related matters. Its duties include holding public hearings, reviewing and making decisions on major development proposals. It makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on proposed general plans, studies and zoning text amendments.
Each of the five supervisor districts has a representative on the Planning Commission. The remaining two commissioners serve as at-large members, one to represent unincorporated areas west of the Sierra Nevada crest and the other to represent areas to the east.
The commission normally meets at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Meetings take place in the Planning Commission Chambers at the Community Development Resource Center, 3091 County Center Drive, in North Auburn.
For application forms, call the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Office at 530-889-4020 or visit the application on the county website: APPLICATION
Completed applications should be delivered to the Clerk of the Board's Office in person or by mail. The office for both is 175 Fulweiler Ave., Auburn 95603.


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Sesame Street Teaches Literacy with New Digital Destination
By the age of four, a child from a high-income family has been exposed to 35 million more words than a child from a low-income family. Low-income children miss out on over 400 hours of literacy-related activities that high-income children experience. This gap in literacy and vocabulary must be closed. That's why Sesame Workshop has partnered with the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, known as the IICF, to launch Every Day is a Reading and Writing Day, a digital resource that will help children improve their reading and writing skills from an early age.
Every Day is Reading and Writing Day includes videos, games, and activities for children and parents that will help young children develop the critical literacy abilities they need as they enter kindergarten. It also includes tips for parents, caregivers and volunteers who are looking for effective ways to encourage the children in their lives to read and write.
This wonderful multimedia educational tool wouldn't be possible without the support of the IICF. Since 1994, the IICF has provided grants, volunteer service and leadership to communities throughout the country. By partnering with Sesame Workshop, the IICF's commitment to improving literacy rates across America has found a furry and fun-filled expression online.
To learn more about the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation and all the work it does to support communities and enrich lives across the United States, click here. To explore the videos, games and other digital tools Sesame is using to increase literacy across the country, click here.


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Rereading: Sin or Sanctuary?
Do you reread books? Rereading is a guilty pleasure for some readers; it feels sinful to read something you've already experienced when there are so many books out there to discover. And while it is unrealistic to think you'll ever read everything, it doesn't hurt to try, right? Ambition and passion are good things!
As much as I love to discover new books, there are a few old favorites that I keep returning to over and over. It's comforting to be back with characters you know, to watch the sidelines for extra details, and to get a greater appreciation of the craft that went into writing the book. These are a few of the books I think deliver on second (or third or fourth) reads.
Persusasion by Jane Austen
While not as glamorous as some of her other books, Persuasion is all about revisiting something from your past (which makes it particularly well suited to rereading.) On the first go round, all you might care about is figuring out if Captain Wentworth will ever figure out how amazing Anne truly is and marry her. On a second read, you can appreciate the subtle characterizations, the carefully constructed conversations, and the oh so important posturing that is a part of any Austen courtship.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Rereading this book is both wonderful and sad. You know what will happen to all the characters, and long to be able to intervene, but you also relish getting to spend time with them again. On a second read though, every little detail seemed to stand out to me more and gain even deeper significance. It is still a tearjerker on rereads, but that is just a testament to the skill of Zusak. The characters feel incredibly real, and while some of the suspense is gone, watching the events unfold without the pure terror and anxiety I felt the first time allowed me to really observe the characters and their actions. I fell in love with them all, especially Rudy, even harder.
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
These are just pure enjoyment and nostalgia. Particularly for those of us who grew up reading Harry Potter, there is nothing to transport you to childhood like Harry Potter. I can tell you where I read each book—and opening each of those lovely hardcovers brings back those memories. One common thread among good rereads, in my opinion, is a richly developed world that the reader can escape into. Rowling is famous for having built one of the most elaborate, comforting, endlessly entertaining fantasy worlds ever, and walking down Diagon Alley, sneaking through Hogwarts at night, and taking tea in Hagrid's hut feel like home to her legion of fans.
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
The first time I read this book I was 12 and had never experienced more than a schoolgirl crush. As I continued to read this book throughout my teens and adulthood, Lucy Honeychurch's search for love and a purpose in life has become richer, deeper, and more resonant. The best books travel with us as we age and mean new things to us everytime we read them; this book is a great one to explore. Plus, deciding how you really feel about Cecil can take years. In fact, this has inspired me to read it again and see if I can figure out what I think of him!
Any rereading favorites of your own? Share them in the comments.


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2006 IL BARONE Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Wine Specs
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
5.3 g/L
20 months in 60-gallon Nevers, Allier and Troncais French oak barrels
Residual Sugar
Alcohol %
2006 IL BARONE Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL - 2011 American Fine Wine Competition
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Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Dense, opulent, seductive; exhibiting abundant aromas of licorice, plums, black currants, cherries, and earthy undertones in its lush, fleshy, succulent personality. Capable of long-term aging.
Double Gold Medal - 2011 American Fine Wine Competition
Winemaker Notes
A very flavorful, elegant, and structured red wine in the style of very limited-production Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Excellent long-term ageing potential.
Food Pairing Notes
Big and powerful, this wine pairs well with most red meat-based dishes, wild game, rich, sauced cuisine and flavorful cheeses.
1,484 cases
Other Notes
A wax sealed bottle is a beautiful addition to your wine rack, but can be intimidating when it comes time to open it. This is easier than you may think! Simply plunge your corkscrew through the wax, as if it were not even there. Lift the cork slightly and wipe any wax crumbles from the opening. Pull the cork the rest of the way out and enjoy!
Product Reviews
David Watkins
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Just opened this bottle last week to toast a oenophile friend who passed. It had mellowed out very nicely after decanting. One of the smoothest Cabs I've ever had. Our friend would have approved.


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AICPA Provides Feedback to GASB on Nonexchange Financial Guarantee Transactions
December 20, 2012
In today's environment, state and local governments are guaranteeing the debt of other governments, not-for-profit entities, or private entities more often than they did previously. These are often considered nonexchange transactions – that is, no value is given (or not an equal value) in consideration of guaranteeing the obligation and indemnifying the holder of the obligation. Because of today's economy, it has become more commonplace for some governments to have to make a payment on the guarantee because the other entity fails to meet its obligation to the third party.
To address this situation, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued an Exposure Draft titled, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange Financial Guarantee Transactions, to address accounting and financial reporting for governments that extend and receive nonexchange financial guarantees. The GASB proposal provides guidance on when a government guaranteeing an obligation would be required to report a liability and when a government receiving a guarantee would be required to recognize revenue as a result of being released as an obligor. The standard also would clarify the information required to be disclosed by governments that extend and receive nonexchange financial guarantees.
In its Sept. 27, 2012 letter, the AICPA's State and Local Government Expert Panel expressed its support of some of the concepts in the GASB proposal, while also offering several suggestions for improvement. With regard to nonexchange financial guarantee transactions, the Panel requested that the Board clarify the definition of "financial guarantee" and questioned the Board's conclusions regarding the exclusion of exchange transactions from the scope of the standard.
Additionally, the Expert Panel expressed its concern about the lack of consistency and potential confusion that may result by the introduction of a "more likely than not" criteria for determining whether a government will make a payment on a guarantee in lieu of the "probable" criteria that GASB has traditionally used for other similar types of contingent liabilities.
GASB has not scheduled a hearing on the proposal.


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In an advance that could one day provide replacement penile erectile tissue for patients with congenital abnormalities, penile cancer, traumatic injury and some cases of erectile dysfunction, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researchers reported success completely replacing penile erectile tissue in animals. In this first report of a functional engineered solid organ, the researchers described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences using cells from rabbits to engineer replacement penile erectile tissue in the laboratory. After implantation with the replacement tissue, the rabbits had normal sexual function and produced offspring. This is the most complete replacement of functional penile erectile tissue reported to date. Further studies are required, of course, but the results suggest that the technology may be useful in the future for patients who need penile reconstruction," said Anthony Atala, MD, chair of urology at Wake Forest Baptist and director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.In an earlier study, also in rabbits, the team engineered short segments of erectile tissue that had 50 percent of the function of native tissue. The current study attempted to improve on those results. The Wake Forest Baptist team was the first in the world to engineer a human organ in the laboratory—bladders that have been implanted in almost 30 children and adults. Many of the same techniques used to build bladders were used in the current study. Smooth muscle and endothelial cells were harvested from the animals' erectile tissue and cultured in the laboratory. Using a two-step process, the cells were injected into a three-dimensional scaffold that provided support while the cells developed. As early as one month after implanting the scaffold, the organized penile tissue with vessel structures began to form. The cells were injected into scaffolds on two separate days, enabling them to hold almost six times as many smooth muscle cells as in the previous studies—which the scientists believe was a key to success. Functional testing of the implanted tissue showed that vessel pressure within the erectile tissue was normal, that blood flowed smoothly through it, that the response to nitric oxideinduced relaxation was normal as early as one month after implantation, and that veins drained normally after erection. When the animals with the engineered tissue mated with females, vaginal swabs contained sperm in eight of 12 instances and four of the 12 females were impregnated. (Bioengineered corporal tissue for structural and functional restoration of the penis. Chen KL, Eberli D, Yoo JJ, Atala A. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Feb 23;107(8):3346-50.)
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NCAA announces site change
Sept. 1, 2010
NCAA Release
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee has announced the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships will be held at the Capital City Club/Crabapple Course in Atlanta, Ga., May 28-June 2. Georgia Institute of Technology will serve as the host.
"The committee is pleased to award the 2013 championship to Georgia Tech and the Capital City Club/Crabapple Course." said Darin Spease, chair of the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee and senior associate athletic director at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. "We are confident that Georgia Tech's outstanding hosting capabilities over the last several years, combined with the remarkable job that Capital City Club/Crabapple Course did at the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Golf regionals, will provide a memorable championship experience for our student-athletes."
The 2013 event, originally scheduled to take place at the Atlanta Athletic Club, was moved to the Capital City Club due to unforeseen circumstances.
"Georgia Tech is excited to have the opportunity to provide a championship experience that golf student-athletes deserve," said Bruce Heppler, head men's golf coach at Georgia Tech. "We were honored to be selected originally as the hosts, and grateful to the NCAA Men's Golf Committee for their decision to keep the 2013 championship in Atlanta by awarding the event to the Capital City Club/Crabapple Course."
The 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships are scheduled for May 31-June 5 at the Karsten Creek Golf Club, in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State University will serve as the host. The 2012 championships are scheduled for May 29-June 3 at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., with the University of Southern California serving as the host.
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Ned Rocknroll's attorneys headed to the High Court on Thursday (03Jan13) to obtain an injunction banning the snaps from being published.
Barrister David Sherbourne argued that Rocknroll's privacy would be invaded if the images ended up in the papers, calling the shots "innocent but naive".
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Rocknroll had been contacted by editors at The Sun on Wednesday (02Jan13) for comment on the pictures, which were allegedly taken in 2010.
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Still, can we just say? Oh, China...
The sculptures alone.
This is more neat than it should be - an unofficial, unlicensed theme park in Changzhou, China is completely styled after World of Warcraft. It was opened last year mid summer and cost $48 million to make (probably calculated from yen, but there's no word on that). Reddit user Francesca Timbers took all these pictures, and Mashable reposted the gallery and her thoughts with permission.
Also cool - there's a section of the park based around StarCraft. Neat all around.
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Arkansas coach Mike Anderson says the two big keys to Alabama's offense are the Trevors.
TUSCALOOSA — Arkansas coach Mike Anderson says the two big keys to Alabama's offense are the Trevors.
Trevor Releford is the quick, savvy point guard who has been accurate from 3-point range but is more likely to make a quick beeline to the basket. Trevor Lacey has supplanted Releford as the Crimson Tide's assist leader and is also the team's most prolific perimeter shooter.
They've been the top players for an Alabama team that mostly relies on four-guard lineups and doesn't have an inside player averaging more than Nick Jacobs' 6.1 points going into tonight's matchup with the Razorbacks (12-7, 3-3 Southeastern Conference).
"I think that (Releford) is a real key to their basketball team as well as a guy like Lacey who time after time has made some incredible shots for them," Anderson said.
The Tide (12-7, 4-2) made the NCAA tournament last season largely with the scoring and rebounding of forwards JaMychal Green and, until his season-ending suspension, Tony Mitchell.
Alabama was solid on the boards but the SEC's worst 3-point shooting team at 28.9 percent.
Now, the Tide is pulling down a league-worst 31.6 rebounds a game but is third in 3-point shooting (35.7 percent).
"Last year, everything we got was somebody going and running a screen and the shots we did take, we weren't making," Releford said. "I feel like that really motivated me and the rest of the team this year to just come out and knock down shots. Just shoot it with confidence, I guess."
And play defense. The Tide has averaged 54 points over the last three games and won two of them.
Lacey couldn't get off a shot in Saturday's 54-53 loss to Tennessee when he appeared to draw contact from Jarnell Stokes, but the fact that he was the guy with the shot says much about his role change as a sophomore.
Lacey is in the SEC top 10 in assists and has made 46.2 percent of his 3-point attempts (12 of 26) in league play while averaging 12.1 points. That's a leap of nearly five a game from his freshman season when he frequently launched threes but only hit at a 30-percent clip. Releford's 16.1-point average ranks fifth in the SEC while he's third in field goal percentage (49.4), second-best from the free throw line (84.9) percent and fifth in steals with two a game. His scoring average has jumped four points from last season.
He still considers himself a point guard first.
"Everything with me is not scoring," Releford said. "It's more of getting everybody involved with passing and if the opportunity is there, take it. And with Lacey, his situation is different, because that's what he does. He's a scorer.
"I can score, but that's not the first thing I look to do."
Releford is more likely to drive to the basket than shoot a three, though his 45.5 percent clip from beyond the arc leads the team.
He's also the most experienced player on a team heavy on sophomores and Anderson says he's "crafty with the basketball."
"I think you've got to keep him out of the lane," the Razorbacks coach said. "He's a real clever basketball player. I think he's one of the old-school guys. He's like a little coach out on the floor, and it just seems like when he's playing well, they play well."
Indeed, Alabama is 2-4 when he doesn't reach 14 points.
Lacey and Releford are the only Tide players who have scored 20 in a game, and both have done it three times.
Alabama coach Anthony Grant emphasizes the ability of both Trevors to set up their teammates, not just their scoring.
"Releford is playing really well in terms of providing our team with scoring opportunities, Grant said. "I think he's learning how to take advantage of some of the skills of his teammates on the floor.
"Lacey's doing a good job. He's getting a lot of attention in terms of the way teams are playing him. He's making the game easier for his teammates."
Associated Press Writer Kurt Voigt in Fayetteville, Ark., contributed to this report.


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No one can fault a business for wanting to make a profit, but when it becomes a game to get the biggest numbers at the expense of the people who make those numbers happen in the first place, we can say that it is more than a simple fault.
When I was a kid, I thought that my dad was a great explorer. He'd go away for weeks at a time and come home with the most wonderful things from what I believed were far-flung places like Lake George, N.Y.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Slidell, La.
Now, of course, I know my dad wasn't an explorer.
He was a truck driver for Swank Inc.
For decades, he had the privilege of getting paid to drive coast to coast. He was with the company for 37 years, and his co-workers were more like extended family members. I've known most of them all my life.
And those connections are all thanks to Swank.
In fact, I am the only person in my family who never worked there. All of my relatives worked in that warehouse at one time or another.
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of people in Taunton and our surrounding communities who can say the same. For generations, Swank provided a good livelihood for local people, especially members of our Portuguese community. At a time when immigrants were still — bafflingly — being turned away by other companies, Swank took them in. My family can attest to that.
Swank Inc. was founded in 1897, and it was still faring well when the company was bought out by Randa Accessories in May 2012. For more than a year, it was business as usual, but then, in August 2013, the proverbial rug was pulled out from under everyone's feet.
The Warner Boulevard warehouse was being shut down.
Hundreds of people — our people — were going to be out of work. Worse, they had months to wait before the final blow came.
It came for most on Jan. 10, 2014. People who had worked together for nearly 40 years — people who had lived their lives beneath that roof — were sent home one last time. My dad, my brother and a few of the old guard were left to linger with the echoes until they closed the doors on Feb. 28.
What happened at Swank is part of a bigger problem we are facing not only here in Taunton, but everywhere.
Companies are factoring out the human element.
No one can fault a business for wanting to make a profit, but when it becomes a game to get the biggest numbers at the expense of the people who make those numbers happen in the first place, we can say that it is more than a simple fault.
It is a shame.
Local people should be able to count on local jobs.
Going forward, workers like my dad and my brother are hoping that they can.
Our family, and the hundreds of others affected by this, can only collect the shards of the past and do our best to piece them into something new and, we hope, better. We are all looking for the silver lining in this.
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Maybe now my Dad really can be an explorer.
Kristina Fontes, a Taunton resident, is a Daily Gazette correspondent and blogger.


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An estimated 1.6 billion Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Adha today, which begins on the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah each year.
Dhul-Hijjah is the last month of the Islamic lunar calendar, with the first 10 days being some of the holiest of the entire year, according to Islamic doctrine.
Eid al-Adha marks the culmination of these 10 days and is preceded by the Day of Arafat. When Muslims pray on Mount Arafat during the Hajj, the obligatory pilgrimage Muslims must travel to Mecca at least once, Satan will see the extent of God's forgiveness and be "belittled and humiliated more than any other day of the year," according to a 1986 speech delivered by Islamic Center of Raleigh Imam Mohammed Baianonie.
According to a recording by Imam Muslim, Prophet Muhammad recommended Muslims fast on this day because it "wipes off the sins of the last year and this year."
Eid al-Adha also commemorates the day God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son. As Abraham proceeded to perform the sacrifice of his willing son, God showed mercy and placed a sheep in the son's place, according to the Quran.
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha by slaying a healthy lamb at least six months old, a goat that is at least one year old, a cow at least two years old or a camel at least five years old, according to the speech. Muslims then divide the slain animal for consumption among family members and the needy.
For Muslims who did not want to slaughter an animal themselves, the Islamic Association of Raleigh IAR collected $80, the price of a goat, from each donating Muslim, according to IAR Vice Chair Atef Zaghloul. The donations were sent to Chad, one of the poorest countries in the world.
The IAR will also hold Eid prayer services today, with the first shift at 8 a.m. and the second shift at 10 a.m., according to Zaghloul. Participants can take advantage of a free shuttle service from the Blue Ridge Theater to the masjid.
To add to the festivities, the IAR also planned a picnic for Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at White Oak Recreation Area by Jordan Lake, Zaghloul said. The picnic will include cotton candy and family activities for all to enjoy, according to the IAR's website.
The Muslim Student Association at the University will also host a picnic at Pullen Park this Friday at 3 p.m., according to Fatima Hedadji, MSA president and sophomore in communication.
"There won't be any super religious talking, it's just really a time for ... people to have fun and celebrate together," Hedadji said.
Other celebratory traditions include dressing up in new clothes, the exchanging of money or gifts, and visiting friends and relatives.
"Basically, the day is going to consist of cooking and eating together, especially from the meat that we get for the holiday," Hedadji said.
Her brother is also excited to slay the lamb this year for the first time, Hedadji said.
"It's just a special time of the year where you try to dedicate more of your time to worshipping Allah," Zaghloul said.
Hedadji said on the first day of Dhul-Hijjah she attended a seminar called the Prophet's Smile, where she learned about Prophet Muhammad and his life.
"Through the entire seminar, we just kind of learned a lot about details that we never noticed, that make us appreciate our faith more ... it kind of just also made me reanalyze myself as a Muslim a bit," Hedadji said.
Hedadji said the seminar inspired her to "make the most of the 10 days" by fasting with a friend and motivating each other.
"I feel like I'm giving more meaning to a holiday that sometimes I just take for granted and don't really think about until the day it comes up," Hedadji said. "People always ask me about what Muslim holidays are, and so I'm always explaining that. I've done that every year."
For those who wish to learn more about Islam, MSA will hold an outreach fair Thursday at 7 p.m. in Riddick Hearth titled Muslims in America, which will explore a number of topics related to the faith, including Islamic holidays such as Eid al-Adha.
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titled, "Political Correctness Protects Muslim Rape Culture." In it, Tancredo warned about an "epidemic" of rape across Europe and concluded with, "The Muslim rape culture is not a 'dirty little secret — it is widely recognized as integral to Islam as taught in the Koran and the Hadith. Like honor killings and other parts of Sharia, it will not be wished away. And like honor killings, with massive Muslim immigration on the horizon, it could be coming to a town near you all too soon."
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The book depicts an invasion of France and the white Western world by a fleet of starving, dark-skinned refugees, characterized as horrific and uncivilized "monsters" who will stop at nothing to greedily and violently seize what rightfully belongs to the white man. The Breitbart piece lauded the book and quoted white nationalist Pat Buchanan . Just a month after the Breitbart piece was published, white nationalist Derek Turner published a similar piece titled, "The Camp of the Saints: Where Literature and Life Collide" for Radix , one of the most prominent Alt-Right websites, run by white nationalist Richard Spencer.
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(AP) Pakistan frees Taliban prisoners for peace process
By MUNIR AHMED
Associated Press
Pakistan freed several Taliban prisoners at the request of the Afghan government Wednesday, a move meant to facilitate the process of striking a peace deal with the militant group in neighboring Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said.
The release of the prisoners _ described as mid- and low-level fighters _ is the most encouraging sign yet that Pakistan may be willing to help jumpstart peace talks that have mostly gone nowhere, hobbled by distrust among the major players involved, including the United States.
Pakistan is seen as key to the process because of its historical ties to the Taliban and because many of the group's leaders are believed to be based on Pakistani territory, having fled there following the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
Wednesday's release of the Taliban militants came in response to a personal request by Salahuddin Rabbani, the head of an Afghan government council for peace talks with the Taliban, said a Pakistani government official and an intelligence official. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media about the release.
Rabbani is in Islamabad on a three-day visit that ends Wednesday.
The seven released were "low- and mid-level" fighters, and it is up to them whether they go back to Afghanistan to participate in peace talks, said the Pakistani government official.
Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Janan Mosazai said he could neither confirm nor deny the prisoner release.


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Businesses, individuals, attractions and more have been recognised in the inaugural Northumberland What's on Where Awards.
Organised by Northeast Press, publishers of the Northumberland Gazette, Morpeth Herald and News Post Leader, alongside Tweeddale Press's Berwick Advertiser, the awards highlight the places and people that make Northumberland a wonderful place in which to live, work and visit.
And in a glittering night at Newton Hall, last night, recognition was given.
Ten awards were handed out to a packed-out event which saw a cocktail reception before a meal and the main event.
Sponsors took to the stage to give the winners their trophies and praise their efforts.
Lisa Aynsley, Northeast Press events manager, said: "The awards night was fantastic and it was great to see so many people rewarded for their efforts.
"I would like to say a big thank-you to all our sponsors for coming on board with what is hoped to be the first of many What's on Where Awards.
"Northumberland is a fantastic county and it is brilliant to be able to recognise those that make it so good."
Berwick Film and Media Festival took the Community Event accolade, sponsored by Banks Group and presented by Katie Perkin, while the Alnmouth Arts Festival was highly commended in the category.
Paul Larkin, editor of the Northumberland Gazette, presented Seahouses Hub with their gong for winning the Recreation Facility/Children's Venue of the Year Award.
The Captain's Lodge, at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea took the third award of the night for the best Bed and Breakfast or Guest House in the county, presented by Phil Johnson, editor of the Berwick Advertiser.
Next up was the Northumberland Pub of the Year, presented by David Whitehead, owner of the Jolly Fisherman at Craster. And it was the Joiner's Arms at Newton-by-the-Sea that took the accolade.
The Best Independent Spa, Boutique or Hairdresser was won by the Sanctuary Spa at Seahouses, with the award presented by sponsors Northumberland College.
Mark Gubbins Finance Director of the Apartment Group presented the next award, which saw Matfen Hall Hotel scoop the Hotel of the Year award.
Morpeth's Kathryn S Trueman and 42 Bridge Street Weddings took the WOW Weddings award, presented by Coun Kath Nisbet, civic head at Northumberland County Council, while Breamish Valley Cottages scooped the Self-Catering Holiday Provider award, presented by Sara Williams of sponsors First4Websites.
The penultimate award for Taste of Northumberland was presented to Zecca in Amble by Amy Walker from sponsors BT while the final award of the night, for the best Visitor Attraction, was given to Hadrian's Wall County Group, and presented by David Hall, head of leisure, strategy and transformation at sponsors Kielder Water and Forest Park.
COMMUNITY EVENT, sponsored by Banks Group
Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival, Berwick (winner)
Alnmouth Arts Festival, Alnmouth (highly commended)
Rennington Scarecrows, Rennington
RECREATION FACILITY OR CHILDREN'S VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARD, sponsored by the Northumberland Gazette
Seahouses Hub, Seahouses (winner)
Treasure Island, Morpeth
Pots and Paws Rothbury
BED AND BREAKFAST OR GUEST HOUSE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by the Berwick Advertiser
Captain's Lodge, Newbiggin by the Sea (winner)
Forest View Walkers Inn, Byrness, Northumberland
West Acres House, Alnwick
NORTHUMBERLAND PUB OF THE YEAR, sponsored by the Jolly Fisherman at Craster
The Joiner's Arms, Newton-by-the-Sea (winner)
The Sun Inn, Morpeth
The Keel Row, Seaton Delaval
INDEPENDENT BOUTIQUE, SPA OR HAIRDRESSER, sponsored by Northumberland College
The Sanctuary Spa, Seahouses (winner)
Frank Bird Menswear
Bex Hair and Beauty Boutique
HOTEL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by the Apartment Group
Matfen Hall, Matfen (winner)
Slaley Hall, near Hexham
The Collingwood Arms Hotel, Cornhill
WOW! WEDDINGS, sponsored by Northumberland County Council
Kathryn S Trueman, Morpeth (winner)
Eshott Hall, Eshot
Ellingham Hall, Ellingham
SELF-CATERING HOLIDAY PROVIDER, sponsored by First4Websites
Breamish Valley Cottages, Branton (winner)
North Farm Cottages, Embleton
Calvert Trust, Kielder
TASTE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, sponsored by BT
Zecca, Amble (winner)
Amaryllis Restaurant, Berwick
Pepperpot Bistro, Morpeth
VISITOR ATTRACTION OR EXPERIENCE AWARD, sponsored by sponsors Kielder Water and Forest Park
Hadrian's Wall (winner)
Bamburgh Castle
Kirkley Hall Zoo


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A bit of Broadway comes to Jamestown
The Jamestown Community Theatre will stage its spring production this weekend at the community's recreation center.
Called "Three One Acts Plus," the effort marks a novel effort by the local thespian organization to try something different than the massive musical presentations for which the organization is so well known and respected.
This production also marks the 24th year for the JCT. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised and entertained by the acting skills of your friends and neighbors from our little island. The JCT is our own version of Broadway, or "off-Broadway" as the case may be.
There will be three shows this weekend, starting on Friday evening.
We recommend that you purchase your tickets ahead of time in case they sell out. See the ad on Page 11 of this newspaper for details on where theater tickets are available.
You don't want to miss this show!


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I toasted coconut and some pistachio nuts and added them to the tempered chocolate, for flavour and crunch.
- 100 gr (3.6 oz) tempered dark chocolate
- 5 tbsp toasted coconut
- 3 tbsp roasted chopped pistachio nuts
I toasted the coconut on a frying pan because it was a very small amount. You have to be careful doing this because coconut will burn fast and as soon as you're happy with the color take it out of the pan. I also toasted the pistachios on the frying pan, it's fast, just keep the pan moving around a bit.
Mix everything and put on the molds, it will grainy from the coconut, so it's best to use a small spoon to do the job. Tap the mold on the table to get rid of air bubbles inside of the molds. Let set and unmold.
If you don't want to temper you can still do them, just keep them in the fridge. Tempering or not doesn't affect the taste, so they're still gonna taste great. If you don't have molds you can just spread it and then break it into pieces.
By the way, my mom who is a star, loved her chocolates!


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In front of a backdrop of machinery and K'NEX toys inside the Rodon Group's Hatfield factory on Friday afternoon, President Obama made his case for extending middle-class tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year, warning that businesses such as the Rodon Group—and millions of Americans—will take a big hit if Congress fails to agree soon on a fiscal plan.
"Economists have said if income taxes go up on the middle class, people will spend nearly $200 billion less in stores and online," said Obama, explaining that if Congress does not act, taxes on a typical middle-class family of four will go up by about $2,200 in 2013. "That's money a lot of families can't afford to lose. That's less money to buy gas, less money to buy groceries. It means less money to buy more K'NEX."
Speaking in front of about 300 Rodon Group employees, guests, and elected officials including U.S.Representatives Chaka Fattah and Allyson Schwartz, Obama appealed to those in the room, and all Americans, to put pressure on Congress to extend the tax cuts by making phone calls, sending e-mails, and tweeting their representatives with the hashtag #My2K. "That's the 2K from your pocket," he said.
"It's not acceptable to me, and I don't think it's acceptable to you, for just a handful of Republicans in Congress to hold the middle-class tax cuts hostage simply because they don't want tax rates on upper income folks to go up," he said to huge applause. "If Congress does nothing, everybody here, you'll see your taxes go up on January 1st. I'm assuming that doesn't sound too good to you. That's sorta like the lump of coal you get for Christmas."
The president said he picked the K'NEX factory to make his case to the American public because the company had made a point of creating jobs for American workers. "This is one of the few companies in the toy industries that has aggressively moved jobs back here," said Obama. "I want to reward manufacturers like this one that create jobs here in the United States, not overseas," he said, adding that in addition to 98 percent of Americans, Ninety-seven percent of small businesses in the U.S. would also benefit from an extension of the middle-class tax cuts.
The president's message resonated with Rick Conti, 59, who works in Rodon's shipping department. "I agreed with everything he said, and I think his program sounds good, you just gotta convince the wealthy," said Conti. "I liked what he said about the working people. He's concerned about our jobs, making sure we have security. After all, we all worry about the same thing—our kids and our families."
"It's a really incredible thing that he cares enough to come here and see the blue-collar working guy," Conti added.
Rodon technical manager Jack McPherson hoped the president was sincere about his desire to work in a bipartisan manner to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" looming at the end of the year. "I know he has an agenda that's pure Democrat, and I know the Republicans have an agenda, too, but I'd like to see them come together and solve this problem before we have such a poor reputation around the globe that no one will want to do any business with America at all," said McPherson.
Although Obama's fiscal points were serious, he couched many of his points in humor befitting the setting of a toy company. "I've been keeping my own naughty and nice list for Washington, so you should keep your eye on who gets some K'NEX this year—there'll be some members of Congress who get 'em and some who don't," he joked.
Looking around the room at K'NEX toys, he added, "Joe Biden was at Costco, he wanted to buy some of this stuff but I told him he had too much work to do. I wasn't gonna have him building roller coasters all day long."
Prior to his speech, Obama was given a tour of the factory by Rodon/K'NEX CEO Michael Araten and Joel and Bob Glickman, the sons of Rodon Group founder Irving Glickman, who died Nov. 19 at age 101.
Addressing the crowd before Obama's arrival, Araten said, "I have been asked often this week, why were we chosen by President Obama for a visit? We build the worlds kids love, right here in the USA."
"We are a third-generation American family business. We are the American story."


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Getting gardens ready for winter
Join URI Master Gardener Lee Menard for tips on how to prepare your garden and yard for winter at Warwick Public Library on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.
Find out how to clean up your flower and vegetable gardens so they're ready for spring. Learn to plant bulbs and prep your lawn, trees, shrubs, roses and tools for the New England chill.
Plus, get a jump on spring with advice on how to plan next year's garden during the winter season. URI Master Gardeners have been teaching the latest and best gardening practices to gardeners across Rhode Island since 1977.
Register online at warwicklibrary.org or by phone at 739-5440 extension 4. For more information, call 739-5440 extension 221. The Library is located at 600 Sandy Lane.
This event is free and open to all.


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Treat Gingivitis Before It Causes Bad Breath and Tooth Loss
Posted: February 1, 2010
Gingivitis is a general term for different types of infections in the gingiva. Relatives of Bad breath-causing bacteria are involved in gingivitis, so it is important to keep the oral cavity clean. By exercising proper oral hygiene, you can clean up any gingivitis that you have and prevent it from occuring. You should brush at least 2-3 times a day, and it is also important that you use a dentist recommended fluoride toothpaste such as PerioTherapy. Flossing is very important because it gets rid of the plaque between the teeth. Generally, you should floss twice a day before you brush your teeth. Try using oral rinse every day (preferably twice at least), since this can reach areas that your dental floss and toothbrush do not reach. A tongue scraper will eradicate bacteria from the tongue. Also, after you use a tongue scraper and toothbrush, make sure to rinse them with hot water. If left untreated, gingivitis can be really severe and turn into gum disease. Bleeding, swollen, and painful gums all can occur, as well as tooth loss that could allegedly lead to heart disease. If you are dedicated to curing your gingivitis and doing the right procedure, you can get rid of this oral health problem and potentially the bad breath that goes along with it. It not only depends on your dentist, but it also depends on your habits and the oral care products you use.
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